No. 685 in Dutch
openen
To open.
In a sentence
Ik ga de deur openen.
I am going to open the door.
In this sentence, 'openen' is used as a literal verb to describe the act of opening a physical object, a door.
Hij wil zijn winkel openen om acht uur.
He wants to open his shop at eight o'clock.
Here, 'openen' refers to the commencement of business activities or making the shop accessible to customers.
Ze besloten het evenement te openen met een toespraak.
They decided to open the event with a speech.
In this context, 'openen' is applied metaphorically, referring to the act of starting or initiating an event.
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